My First Million

Get our Resource Vault - a curated collection of pro-level business resources: https://clickhubspot.com/ebh Episode 785: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talks to Nick Huber ( https://x.com/sweatystartup ) about the biggest bet he ever made and the mistakes he learned the hard way. Email [email protected] to get hooked up with a pre-vetted salesperson, finance person or executive assistant. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:24) Breaking down Nick's portfolio (8:49) The deal structure and terms (11:20) Fail: Buying a domain for $400K, killing out traffic (12:24) Fail Elon bought twitter + I invited competition (16:49) new owner syndrome (18:43) How to hire overseas talent (10-min masterclass) (27:18) Pieter Thiel's Stanford class (30:17) Suli's brutal advice (34:23) Holdcos is overrated (36:04) The tortoise always wins (38:52) one big thing (47:25) Roofing (51:07) Self-storage — Links: • Somewhere - https://somewhere.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy): https://clickhubspot.com/gds Episode 784: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) sits down with David Senra ( https://x.com/FoundersPodcast ) to talk about greatness, balance and what destroys successful people. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:22) Balance is the enemy of greatness (9:13) How to remember what you learn (17:10) Revenge for Being Born & Reframing the Inner Critic (26:40) Success, Relationships, and What Destroys Great People (30:55) Advice for 19-Year-Olds (34:42) David’s ideal board of advisors (39:20) Don’t Do Anything Someone Else Can Do (44:05) what successful people really think about at the end (48:30) Compounding wisdom — Links: • Founders Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@founderspodcast1 — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Want the 4 money rules that changed my life? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/fws Episode 783: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) gets interviewed by his former intern about quitting a $120K/yr job in his 20s to become strategically broke and the other counter-intuitive decisions that made him successful. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:56) Quitting a $120k job to be broke and live with 3 friends (Don’t linger on bad decisions) (10:26) Fear is what holds people back more so than anything else (13:17) How to get what you (actually) want. (16:37) Most people are not serious (28:21) Who is the most important voice in your life? (34:05) Why I decided to sell my company to Twitch & Amazon. (40:18) The biggest waste of time is doing something that needn’t been done at all (Elon) (41:52) “You can’t run an A/B test on life” (Act Accordingly) (52:37) There are no bonus points for making things harder for yourself (location) (58:23) The best people are 'down' (Buffett) — Links: • The Biography Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@thebiographypod — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

Get the free Side Hustle Ideas Database 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/rve Episode 782: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) answer listener questions. Show Notes: (0:00) Biggest mistake in business you've never talked about (7:33) Best company to work at to become a millionaire (20:43) How much revenue did Hampton make in 2025? (21:28) 2026 misogi's (29:46) what's your f u money purchase (35:28) what are the mfm OGs up to? (43:07) how to build compounding wealth (50:09) Who would be your jail call? (1:04:41) best idea you've heard on the pod — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Want Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (& his reading strategy)? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/bvp Episode 781: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) break down the best things they’ve seen over the last 12 months. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (11:18) die with zero (20:24) selling out (37:06) 48 Laws of Power (41:28) The Terminal List (46:17) The Navalmanak (49:13) Working smarter, not harder (51:52) The $510M boom box (54:08) Sam's richer, better looking twin — Links: • Die With Zero - https://www.diewithzerobook.com/ • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - https://www.navalmanack.com/ • Poor Charlie’s Almanack - https://www.poorcharliesalmanack.com/ • The Will of the Many - https://www.amazon.com/Will-Many-1-Hierarchy/dp/1982141174 • The Terminal List - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/the-terminal-list/ • The 48 Laws of Power - https://powerseductionandwar.com/48-laws-of-power/ • Selling Out - https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/selling-out — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get Jesse's guide to plan a massive 2026 (his exact system for building billion-dollar companies): https://clickhubspot.com/akd Episode 780: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) flies to Jesse Itzler’s ( https://x.com/JesseItzler ) home to plan an epic 2026. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (6:00) Step 1: Get Light (11:30) Step 2: Close the books (24:38) Step 3: Plan your year (42:16) Step 4: 8 boxes — Links: • The Big A## Calendar - https://thebigasscalendar.com/ • Jesse’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHs5VVcrc-CgIpx1G3ioZ-A — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get 200 business ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/fda Episode 779: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Alex Smereczniak( https://x.com/AlexfromFranzy ) about one of the most overlooked paths to wealth creation. Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:21) Turning $2K into $400K revenue (8:48) A case for franchising (10:56) The blueprint (16:02) How one operator opened 100 franchises (23:43) Another Nine (30:19) Waterloo Turf (33:47) PopUp Bagels (36:36) Red Flags (41:10) Nothing Bundt Cakes, Crumbl Cookie, home services (46:06) Garage Kings (50:15) Senior care (51:52) Funeral homes, crime scene clean up, pet cremation (55:24) Red flags (1:02:21) The Flynn Group — Links: • Franzy - https://franzy.com/ • List of Top Franchise Brands - https://go.franzy.com/download-franzys-top-ten-franchises-of-2026 • WakeWash - https://wakewashwfu.com/ • Dave’s Hot Chicken - https://daveshotchicken.com/ • Another Nine - https://anothernine.com/ • Waterloo Turf - https://waterlooturf.com/ • PopUp Bagels - https://www.popupbagels.com/ • Roark Capital - https://www.roarkcapital.com/ • Nothing Bundt Cakes - https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/ • Benjamin Franklin Plumbing - https://www.benjaminfranklinplumbing.com/ • Garage Kings - https://garagekings.com/ • Bio 1 - https://bio1sd.com/ • Aftermath - https://aftermath.com/ • Flynn Group - https://flynn.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get Sam's AI Executive Coach Playbook - his exact system for everything from revenue optimization to life decisions: https://clickhubspot.com/dhn Episode 778: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) talks to Brian Halligan ( https://x.com/bhalligan ) about the highs and lows of building HubSpot. — Show Notes: (0:00) Are you happy? (2:57) Does it ever stop sucking? (5:18) Do you have imposter syndrome? (6:55) Were the trade offs worth it? (11:53) Is AI a bubble? (14:47) Do you have to be liked? (17:02) What would you do if you had to start over? (29:36) What did you get wrong? — Links: • Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead - https://tinyurl.com/ydmyh6f9 — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

*Get Shaan's 4 money rules that took him from broke to $25M by 30:* https://clickhubspot.com/wrg Episode 777: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talks to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about how he turned $20K into $60M using social arbitrage investing. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:00) Turning $20K to $60M (5:30) Garage sale arbitrage (12:36) Observational investing (14:33) Bet: Beacon Roof (19:03) Bet: E.l.f (22:04) Trending on Twitter (29:00) Ticker Tags (31:55) Bet: Sphere in Las Vegas (36:48) Chris's first million (40:34) My biggest mistake (43:42) Bet: Palantir (46:58) Drawing down 40% of my net worth (51:49) $30M in one year (57:39) 2026 picks: Bloom Energy, Palantir, NVIDIA (1:02:06) Should regular people do this? (1:13:45) Bet: Private airfaire — Links: • Dumb Money Live - https://www.youtube.com/@DumbMoneyLive • Unknown Market Wizards - https://www.amazon.com/Market-Wizards-traders-youve-never/dp/0857198696 • Bloom - https://www.bloomenergy.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get Steph's free Digits Database with 100+ generation-defining stats: https://clickhubspot.com/stm Episode 776: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) are joined by Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) in this year’s LIVE Milly Awards. — Show Notes: (0:00) Welcome to the 2025 Milly Awards (1:21) Best Investment of the Year (11:09) Worst Investment of the Year (20:30) Biggest Personal L (29:18) Billy of the Year (39:10) Coolest Moment of the Year (52:49) Frame-Breaking Person / Favorite Guest (1:25:38) Meme of the Year — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Steal Ryan's entire operating system: https://clickhubspot.com/gmb Episode 775: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Ryan Deiss ( https://x.com/ryandeiss ) about how to create systems that run your business without you. — Show Notes: (0:00) “The More Valuable You Are, the Less Valuable the Company Is” (2:39) Before and After (3:38) Step 1: Establish Defaults (4:33) Step 2: Identify Constraints (6:34) Step 3: Business Process Mapping (8:47) Step 4: The High Output Team Canvas (12:15) How you might screw this up (common mistakes) (22:00) Scalable (24:27) Psychology of money — Links: • Scalable - https://scalable.co/https://scalable.co/ • Digital Marketer - https://www.digitalmarketer.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the side hustle ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/trm Episode 774: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to America’s richest lawyer John Morgan ( https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ ) about his fly-wheel side hustles. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:08) Wonderworks (7:00) Alcatraz East ($5M/yr) (13:00) John's earliest hustles (17:11) Morgan & Morgan (29:48) The John Morgan School of Branding (33:30) Downtown Flavortown (37:55) WWGD - What would Google do (47:30) What John would chase today (48:58) The winning formula (52:05) Santa's Chocolate Factory (56:11) Malls (1:01:36) Bullets before bombs (1:02:13) “fish first, fish fast” — Links: • WonderWorks - https://www.wonderworksonline.com/ • Alcatraz East - https://www.alcatrazeast.com/ • Morgan and Morgan - https://www.forthepeople.com/ • Litify - https://www.litify.com/ • Practice Made Perfect - https://www.pmpmg.com/ • Mass Torts Made Perfect - https://mtmp.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/hdp Episode 773: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about the systems you need to hit your goals, Shaan’s new unpaid side hustle, and how to be a better communicator. — Show Notes: (0:00) 5-year journaling (2:09) The power of a good system (8;21) The power of reminders (10:38) Shaan's new career path (16:27) the 3 things that matter (27:38) high-standards (32:45) How to craft an earworms (42:42) giving back better (46:11) The voice in your head (50:26) Shaan talks to a ChatGPT coach about money (1:00:01) “VIdeo is the native tongue of the internet” — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the free Side Hustle Ideas Database 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/nsv Episode 772: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball. — Show Notes: (0:00) 200 fans, $260 in the bank (3:00) The team no one ever heard about (9:01) How to become an idea machine (13:30) Lessons from PT Barnum, Bill Veeck, Walt Disney (15:55) Surviving embarrassment (19:16) Rock bottom (23:34) Inside Jesse's creative process (27:00) Stealing from MrBeast (28:39( Jesse opens his idea book (32:00) Meeting Bob Iger (33:28) Identifying the chip on Jesse's shoulder (38:58) 11 principles (48:14) The 12-star experience (53:12) The sacrifice of extreme hard mode (58:08) Attracting vs recruiting — Links: • Savannah Bananas - https://thesavannahbananas.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Want to start a $1M side hustle? Get 100+ ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/gbh Episode 771: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about simple business ideas that are making millions. — Show Notes: (0:00) suckmyguttersclean (4:51) Hill BIlly of the Week (9:50) The MrBeast of roofing (16:02) Shaan gives his barber business advice (21:07) The positioning of Ari Emanuel (27:28) Barrett-Jackson auctions (29:41) The offline craving for content (39:56) Noise canceling products — Links: • Suck My Gutters Clean - https://www.suckmyguttersclean.com/ • Billy Bob Products - https://billybobproducts.com/ • Siua Cutz - https://www.instagram.com/siuacutz/ • Frieze - https://www.frieze.com/ • Barrett-Jackson - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/ • Museum of Ice Cream - https://www.museumoficecream.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Steal Sam's playbook to turn ChatGPT into your Executive Coach: https://clickhubspot.com/ohv Episode 770: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Ben Horowitz ( https://x.com/bhorowitz ) about the Tupac murder, how to be a great leader, and the best opportunities for young people. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (5:36) Why most leadership books don't work (9:25) What to do when your CTO is an asshole (17:54) What makes Zuck a great CEO (27:09) #1 reason why founders fail as CEOs (33:10) Startups solving America's problems (39:19) Opportunities for young people (44:25) Culture rules with shock value (55:25) Jeff Bezos' new startup (57:00) Ben's uncommon traits (1:00:13) Wisdom accelerators (1:03:24) Paid in Full — Links: • High Output Management - https://tinyurl.com/yejpnfs8 • The Motive - https://tinyurl.com/2ba2p52m • a16z - https://a16z.com/ • KoBold Metals - https://koboldmetals.com/ • Flock Safety - https://www.flocksafety.com/ • Paid In Full - https://paidinfullfoundation.org/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Want to start a $1M side hustle? Get 100+ ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/gtb Episode 769: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Sheel Mohnot ( https://x.com/pitdesi ) about $10M business ideas you could be early on. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:42) 50-year mortgage (11:22) #1 - AI Yard Vision (15:02) #2 - AI Pool Vision (24:05) #4 - Peptides (35:43) #5 - eHarmony for Surrogacy (44:13) #6 - EMS - not the one you're thinking (55:53) #7 - Prediction Marketplaces (56:30) Books are a waste of time (58:13) Message the owner — Links: • BTV - https://www.btv.vc/ • DeepLawn - https://deeplawn.com/ • Roofer - https://roofer.com/ • Hone - https://honehealth.com/ • Katalyst - https://katalyst.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the cheat sheet: Jamie's 5 steps to build a $1B product from a $200 idea: https://clickhubspot.com/ajn Episode 768: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff ( https://x.com/JamieSiminoff ) about the wild story of building and selling Ring–plus business ideas he thinks someone should go after. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:47) Selling Ring for $1.15B (6:48) Getting sued by ADT (17:18) Working with Jeff Bezos (19:29) $400M to $4B (24:02) Getting the wire (26:44) Money v freedom (28:29) Rule 1: Start with the problem (30:02) Rule 2: Little solution, massive market (33:31) Idea: Modern bug control ($5-10B idea) (40:35) Rule 3: The snowball approach (43:54) Ding Dong and other must reads (46:32) The Tom Brady philosophy on hiring (51:33) The too hard pile (54:25) Stickwithitness (56:14) Last mile marketing (58:08) Rebuilding a town — Links: • Ding Dong - https://tinyurl.com/3zrsjete • Ring - https://ring.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the free guide on 5 Ways to Start a Business with Less Than $1k: https://clickhubspot.com/icv Episode 767: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) react to Bill Ackman’s dating advice for young men. Plus, the 20-something kid who’s making $300K/month doing man-on-the-street interviews. — Show Notes: (0:00) May I meet you? (10:52) $300K/mo Street interviews as a service (17:14) Taking a stance (25:53) The crazy story of Pandora (30:43) Taking simple ideas seriously (37:31) Ben Horowitz, a great hang (45:49) Noticing the AI tipping point — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the Side Hustle Ideas Database [free]: https://clickhubspot.com/ckf Episode 765: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about every business Shaan tried before he made his first million. — Show Notes: (0:00) #1 Chipotle of Sushi (5:00) #2 Selling Wristbands Online (9:34) #3 Biotech with a billionaire (12:54) #4 Making the next billion dollar app (17:30) #5 Ride a wave (22:37) Shaan applies to Stripe (25:29) Going from 0/12 to 5/5 (26:35) Project selection (40:00) Your last dollar (46:00) Uncle Shaan's advice for 20 year olds (52:12) New segment: Life happens — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Want the Side Hustle Ideas Database? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/jnd Episode 765: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about every business Sam tried before he made his first million. — Show Notes: (0:00) #1 - Flipping Sports Equipment (2:05) #2 - Hot Dog Stand (5:42) #3 - Online Liquor Store (8:33) #4 - Anti-MBA Book Club (10:40) #5 - Roommate Matching (12:11) What to start now (19:48) Risk vs uncertainty (24:57) #? - Itch Juice (29:04) A bunch of failures (34:17) Lessons from starting 17 businesses — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get Sam & Shaan's guide to build a Million Dollar Business (+team): https://clickhubspot.com/hde Episode 764: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) talks to Alex Hormozi ( https://x.com/AlexHormozi ) about how to hire A+ talent, how to think in frameworks, and how to write for maximum persuasion. — Show Notes: (0:00) Hiring for general intelligence (16:12) The snowball of talent (18:59) Employees v. Partners (20:35) How to be a magnet for talent (24:39) #1 mistake (26:37) Be fast to fire (30:33) macro patience, micro speed (38:03) Shower thoughts w/ Hormozi (44:58) Persuasion (1:05:12) Alex reads his own tweets — Links: • Acquisition - https://www.acquisition.com/ • 1929 - https://tinyurl.com/5n78rjzw — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the behind-the-scenes on Shaan’s book project - https://onehourbooks.co Get Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (+ his reading strategy): https://clickhubspot.com/rkf Episode 763: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about the benefits of doing nothing, Shaan’s secret book project, and the $100M startup that’s trying to cure loneliness. And we share the big news: Shaan’s dropping a new book - https://onehourbooks.co — Show Notes: (0:00) Sam takes 2 weeks off (8:13) Stoicism, so hot right now (14:09) engineering breakthroughs (19:55) One Hour Books (33:21) good procrastination (35:33) Shaping a belief (43:52) Shaan's family hustle (49:00) Build What Outlives You (51:01) Little Blue Books (56:11) $100M curing loneliness — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Which business model should you start? Get Andrew's cheat sheet with his full ranking and real profit margins here: https://clickhubspot.com/dge Episode 762: What’s the best business to start in 2026? Agencies, SaaS, Restaurants, Real Estate, Marketplaces. Angel Investing; Andrew Wilkinson has played every game. He built 38 companies, lost $10 million, and still ended up with a $300 million portfolio. This week, @shaanpuri spoke with him about: the best and worst business models to win in 2026 starting Tiny with just $4M (now $250M) the truth behind the Twitter hate on Tiny’s stock why buying companies beats building them His is not a redemption story. It is the unapologetic reality of building, failing, and getting back up. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:06) MLM (4:28) Freelancer (5:07) Agency (9:33) SaaS (14:48) Restaurant (17:03) Marketplace (19:43) Short Term Rentals (20:52) Content Creator (23:06) Real Estate (26:16) Fund Management (35:21) Local Services (36:36) Investing (38:12) Sweaty Startup (43:15) Tiny stock performance (52:20) The courage to be disliked (1:10:21) Inputs v outputs — Links: • Tiny - https://tiny.com/ • Never Enough - https://www.neverenough.com/ • Serato - https://serato.com/ • Rekordbox - https://rekordbox.com • Pershing Square Holdings - https://pershingsquareholdings.com/ • Invest Like The Best - https://www.youtube.com/@ILTB_Podcast • The Courage To Be Disliked - https://tinyurl.com/5fk3sa79 — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Get the guide to build your own unicorn billion dollar biz: https://clickhubspot.com/fgk Episode 761: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) sits down with Ryan Smith ( https://x.com/ryanqualtrics ) – the high school dropout who built an $8B company and bought an NBA team. — Show Notes: (0:00) 1.9 GPA to $2B (9:47) Starting Qualtrics (14:02) Focus (24:00) How to be top 1% at sales (26:17) Turning down $500M (31:37) Working backwards (3814) Buying an NBA team (43:51) The 9 most important minutes of the day — Links: • Qualtrics - https://www.qualtrics.com/ • Utah Jazz - https://www.nba.com/jazz/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Get the free investing playbook to invest like Warren Buffet: https://clickhubspot.com/rme Episode 760: Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talks to Cathie Wood ( https://x.com/CathieDWood ) about her fund’s performance, her biggest bets on AI, and the most misunderstood stock on earth. — Show Notes: (0:00) McDonald’s to Managing Billions (8:54) A day in the life of Cathie Wood (17:29) ARK’s Performance Review (30:00) Cathie’s #1 stock pick — Links: • ARK - https://www.ark-funds.com/ • The MFM Newsletter Challenge - https://www.beehiiv.com/application/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Get Shaan's CEO Masterclass Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/esd Episode 759: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about the things they wish they knew when they were first-time CEOs. — Show Notes: (0:00) CEO Masterclass (38:06) Abusing Your Edge — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Use these 5 AI tools to make your first $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/khe Episode 758: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) about 5 underrated AI tools founders should know about. — Show Notes: (0:00) Enhancer.ai (7:05) Comet (17:15) Wispr Flow (19:11) Shortcut AI (23:50) Reel.Farm (30:55) AI Apply — Links: • Wan 2.2 - https://github.com/Wan-Video/Wan2.2 • Comet - https://www.perplexity.ai/comet • Wisprflow - https://wisprflow.ai/ • Shortcut - https://www.tryshortcut.ai/ • Reel.farm - http://reel.farm/ • AI Apply -https://aiapply.co/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Get Sam's ChatGPT Executive Coach Playbook - his exact system for everything from revenue optimization to life decisions: https://clickhubspot.com/skm Episode 757 Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) shares his formula for how to live a good life. — Show Notes: (0:00) Step 1: Don’t Have a Best Friend (2:45) Step 2: Don’t Decide (7:01) Step 3: Don’t Set Goals (13:54) Step 4: Keep Pivoting (16:23) Step 5: Don’t Buy the Index — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to build a billion-dollar business? Get the playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/hwg Episode 756 Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Rick Marini and Jeff Bonforte, the private equity guys who flipped Grindr for $2B dollars in 24 months. — Show Notes: (0:00) The story of Grindr (13:34) Private Equity crash course (38:10) Uncle Rick gives advice on what to buy (43:07) Trends to jump on (49:48) Buying lottery tickets (1:03:58) The wisdom of Naval (1:10:48) The emotional adoption curve — Links: • Rick Marini - https://x.com/rmarini • Jeff Bonforte - https://x.com/bonforte • Grindr - https://www.grindr.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want in on the AI Gold Rush? Get the free AI Side Hustle Crash Course: https://clickhubspot.com/lkb Episode 755: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Greg Isenberg ( https://x.com/gregisenberg ) about OpenAI’s new App Store and brainstorm app ideas to jump on. — Show Notes: (0:00) ChatGPT App Store launch (7:47) IDEA: My AI Tax Guy (10:26) IDEA: AI Healthcare concierge (13:07) IDEA: AI meme studio (13:53) IDEA: AI grandma (14:57) IDEA Credit repair — Links: • Idea Browser - https://www.ideabrowser.com/ • BankStatementConverter - https://bankstatementconverter.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want the guide to spot $100M+ Product Ideas? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/hre Episode 754: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm $100M ideas with Eric Ryan ( https://x.com/ericthomasryan ). — Show Notes: (0:00) My $1B product playbook (3:32) Look for a sea of sameness (9:31) Trend trips (15:27) Remix opposing ideas (22:46) Case Study: Olly (32:14) The State of Make (37:54) IDEA: A better Metamucil (44:34) IDEA: The SoulCycle of diners (55:57) IDEA: White label chicken (1:03:28) Holy Grail of Naming (1:06:23) IDEA: Gourmet Babybels (1:10:28) IDEA: fun shaped cheese (1:14:26) Commit and then figure ou — Links: • Method - https://methodhome.com/ • Olly - https://www.olly.com/ • Welly - https://www.getwelly.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/cpe Episode 753: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to poker pro Daniel Negreanu ( https://x.com/realkidpoker ) about the inner game of risk and performance under pressure. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (6:28) The Scotty Nguyen story (8:07) Reading People (22:30) Daniel's first poker game (27:21) Be, Do, Have (39:10) Phil Ivey (44:46) Common leaks (49:12) the hypnagogic state (52:35) Emotional intelligence (59:46) Kidlan's Law (1:03:20) Handling the downswings — Links: • Daniel on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0w4AA42ItXQEb9aZld87-w • Daniel Negreanu - https://danielnegreanu.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Capitalize on the AI wave – grab the free AI Side Hustle Crash Course: https://clickhubspot.com/qrb Episode 752: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about 3 apps that are crushing it. — Show Notes: (0:00) We try out Sora (16:51) Trend: micro sports betting (24:02) Idea: Remote AA for Gamblers (33:21) Sam’s secret YouTube (39:10) Idea: RescueTime 2.0 — Links: • Sora - https://openai.com/sora/ • Meta Glasses - https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/shop-all • Birches Health - https://bircheshealth.com/ • Sunflower Sober - https://sunflowersober.com — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your own million dollar business with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/bgk Episode 751: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Will Guidara ( https://x.com/wguidara ) about how startups can use principles of 5-star restaurants to beat their competitors. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (7:42) Delivering praise and criticism (12:26) Unreasonable customer experience (17:39) One Size Fits All (25:14) One Size Fits Most (28:54) One Size Fits One (33:53) How to implement (40:24) Who to study (47:51) The business of restaurants (53:58) Dealing with critics — Links: • Unreasonable Hospitality - https://www.unreasonablehospitality.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your own business with less than $1k? Get the playbook here: https://clickhubspot.com/fhe Episode 750: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the wild rise of Savannah Bananas. — Show Notes: (0:00) The wild story of Savannah Bananas (20:59) How to be insanely great — Links: • The Savannah Bananas - https://thesavannahbananas.com/ • Jesse Cole on Acquired - https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/building-the-savannah-bananas • Monster Jam - https://www.monsterjam.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want the 4 money rules that changed my life? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/fmd Episode 749: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) teaches the 4 simple rules that made him a millionaire by 30. — Show Notes: (0:00) Rule #1: Master a Money-Making Skill (5:00) Rule #2: Don’t Rent Your Time, Own Equity (8:19) Rule #3: Wait (9:44) Rule #4: Proximity is Power (12:08) Putting it all together — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want 200 Business Ideas to launch your next side hustle? get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/egk Episode 748: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chris Koerner ( https://x.com/mhp_guy ) about side hustles you can start in your backyard. — Show Notes: (0:00) Porch pumpkins (12:50) Sport court installation (19:17) In-ground trampoline installation (23:08) Robot Manicure Machine (28:49) Dollhouses for men (34:21) Govdeals.com (39:57) Mobile Fuel Delivery (41:16) Novelty Ice Cream (48:01) Secret pickleball court (49:13) Kids gym equipment (54:41) RV Parks (1:00:33) If I was starting from scatch — Links: • The Koerner Office - https://www.thekoerneroffice.com/ • Porch Pumpkins - https://porchpumpkins.com/ • Trampolines.com - Trampolines.com • GovDeals.com - GovDeals.com • BStock.com - BStock.com • 260SampleSale - https://260samplesale.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want the 9 investment principles guide? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/rhs Episode 747: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Thomas Braziel ( https://x.com/thomasbraziel ) about distress investing. — Show Notes: (0:00) Distressed investing 101 (6:06) FTX deal details (25:59) First, Best, Worst, Weirdest (33:27) Shop Madison not Canal (34:27) Your first decade is tuition (38:25) Where Tom puts his cash (41:46) A position well bought is already half sold (43:35) The ugly side (46:24) How to handle public controversy (55:42) Recommended reading (59:33) E.P. Taylor — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to use these FBI negotiation tactics to make money? Turn conversations into customers - get your first 100: https://clickhubspot.com/rtb Episode 746: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) gets coached by Chris Voss ( https://x.com/fbinegotiator ) on how to be a better negotiator in business. — Show Notes: (0:00) The hijack moment (10:04) High stakes hostage negotiation (20:53) Rule 1. You have imperfect information (23:51) Rule 2. Label (28:00) Rule 3. Go for no (34:30) Rule 4. Leverage will never make you a better negotiator (36:53) Rule 5. Be predictable (39:00) Oprah as a master negotiator (42:49) How to prep for a negotiation (47:46) Chris Voss in situ (50:23) Parenting advice from a hostage negotiator (52:38) Let them talk — Links: • Join the Black Swan Community - https://www.blackswanltd.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to rank #1 in ChatGPT? Get the Prompt Library: https://clickhubspot.com/dpm Get HubSpot's new Loop playbook here: https://clickhubspot.com/cd63b7 Episode 745: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Dharmesh Shah about the early days of SEO and how to jack the algorithm today to show up in ChatGPT responses. — Show Notes: (0:00) The origin of inbound (15:55) Algorithm jacking (22:43) Old Way: SEO (32:45) New Way: AEO (36:21) Step 1: Enable chatbot crawlers (37:55) Step 2: Restructure your content as Q&A (39:05) Step 3: White hat linking (43:44) Step 4: Structured product catalogues (44:27)Step 5: Human generated answered (46:57) How Dharmesh goes from 0 to 1 (52:26) How Dharmesh uses ChatGPT (59:30) The sport of business — Links: • Inbound - http://inbound.com/ • On Startups - https://www.onstartups.com/ • ClickFunnels - https://www.clickfunnels.com/ • Loop Marketing - https://www.hubspot.com/loop-marketing • ImageGen.ai - https://imagegen.ai/imagegen • DadJoke.ai - https://agent.ai/agent/dadjoke • Agent.ai - https://agent.ai/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your own million dollar business with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ejn Episode 744: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the insane economics of Broadway shows, the blueberry billionaire plus business lessons from sports. — Show Notes: (0:00) Billy of the week: John Bragg (20:40) America's Banana King (24:29) Sam goes to Broadway (34:01) Lessons from Tennis (42:36) The pain cave (50:53) Rebranding motivational phrases (59:48) Jerry Seinfeld on how to be great — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your own million-dollar biz with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rko Episode 743: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the inventor of the McFlurry and Stuffed Crust Pizza plus Shaan’s stock picks. — Show Notes: (0:00) The godfather of junk food (26:02) Stockapalooza update — Links: • QSR Magazine - https://www.qsrmagazine.com/ • David Protein - https://davidprotein.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your own million dollar business with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/wbk Episode 742: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Billy Parks ( https://x.com/billyfilm ) about 7 creators making $5M to $10M from niche content with small audiences. Billy is a partner at Slow Ventures where he invests in creator-built businesses. — Show Notes: (0:00) The creator middle class (6:53) Jonathan Katz-Moses (15:24) Mary Heffernan (23:03) Jocko Willink (29:01) Detail Geek (35:10) Tony Seno (46:15) Niches to go after (58:17) Under the radar creators — Links: • Jonathan Katz-Moses - https://www.youtube.com/@katzmosestools/videos • Mary Heffernan - https://fivemarys.com/marys-story • Jocko Willink - https://www.youtube.com/@JockoPodcastOfficial • Tonester - https://www.youtube.com/@tonesterpaints • T.Rex Arms - https://www.trex-arms.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to start your business the right way (with less than $1k)? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/wsu Episode 741: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most common mistakes founders make and how to fix them PLUS old school businesses that are making a comeback. — Show Notes: (0:00) Business Traps (21:21) The Onion selling print papers again (31:36) Oberweis milk delivery (39:31) Joe Lemandt and Alpha School (1:00:05) Grind Academy home schooling facility — Links: • Mobile Emissions - http://mobileemissions.com/ • Purple Cow - https://tinyurl.com/mdbfksx8 • Train Hard, Win Easy - https://tinyurl.com/2raksmas • The Triple Package - https://tinyurl.com/yebnt9nx • The Onion - https://theonion.com/ • Colossus - https://joincolossus.com/ • Oberweis - https://www.oberweis.com/ • Mentava - https://www.mentava.com/ • The Grind Academy - https://www.grindlv.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

*Want the 7 books that transformed Sam's thinking this year? Get his list + reading strategy: https://clickhubspot.com/ekb Episode 740: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Robert Greene ( https://x.com/RobertGreene ) about the most important ideas from his books and how to apply them today. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (00:48) Why specialists beat generalists (1:42) Your brain needs deep work (3:03) 300 books read for every 1 book written (14:58) Clues from childhood (21:27) Buffett’s Inner Scorecard (23:16) The Power of Silence and Mystery (30:35) Find your purpose (31:02) Authenticity Is Overrated (34:31) Boldness attracts. Timidness repels (41:08) Who’s Playing the Power Game Well Today (52:52) Turning a disaster into attention. (56:19) Breaking Through at 37 — Links: • The 48 Laws of Power - https://tinyurl.com/4ahkxzfj • The 33 Strategies of War - https://tinyurl.com/57vp9khn • The Art of Seduction - https://tinyurl.com/424mbtux • The 50th Law - https://tinyurl.com/zcte6826 • Mastery - https://tinyurl.com/3ch5ah8y • The Daily Laws - https://tinyurl.com/3n8pjv3t — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

*Want to start a business with less than $1k? Get the guide: https://clickhubspot.com/obd Episode 739: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about anti-digital businesses that are making $10M to $300M a year. — Show Notes: (0:00) Shaan joins a country club (06:28) IDEA: Social Club (11:04) IDEA: Family club house (12:10) IDEA: Pet Owner Housing (19:47) IDEA: $300M Anti-phone pouch (32:53) MFM’s Pascal Challenge (24hr phone fast) (34:29) The greatest biography of all time (37:22) Steve Martin's 40-year mindset (41:31) Dialectics — Links: • Zero Bond - https://zerobondny.com/ • Chief - https://chief.com • The Malin - https://themalin.co/ • The Lighthouse - https://thelighthouse.com/ • Neuehouse - https://www.neuehouse.com/ • Soho House - https://www.sohohouse.com/ • Yondr - https://www.overyondr.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want our 9 investment principles playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/kcm Episode 738: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Howard Marks about principles of value investing. — Show Notes: (0:00) The S&P 500 (11:48) Legendary memos (18:45) Investing without emotion (29:32) You can't raise money in a crisis (36:05) Recommended Reading (41:49) Higher than average returns — Links: • Oaktree - https://www.oaktreecapital.com/ • Memos - https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memos • The Most Important Thing - https://tinyurl.com/47amrzhj • Mastering The Market Cycle - https://tinyurl.com/mr33mjbr • Devil Take The Hindmost - https://tinyurl.com/yx9ce7xn • A Short History of Financial Euphoria - https://tinyurl.com/uavcnunx • Winning a Loser’s Game - https://tinyurl.com/55ch2rh9 • Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) - https://tinyurl.com/yc85ek63 — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC. — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want to research million-dollar opportunities like Eric did with Ramp? Get Sam's Company Research Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/kbf Episode 737: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with Eric Glyman ( https://x.com/eglyman ) about how he built a unicorn in less than 2 years. — Show Notes: (0:00) $100M in 18 months (4:13) The Ramp business model (8:58) Moving fast (15:29) IDEA: Manufactured homes (18:24) IDEA: Creator credit card (21:51) The crazy history of credit in America (28:15) Building a 100-year company (31:20) Favorite business biographies (40:03) Auditing your weaknesses — Links: • Ramp - https://ramp.com — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

Want Sam's top 7 books for entrepreneurs (& his reading strategy)? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/ndf Episode 736: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) tell 3 wild stories of business lore. — Show Notes: (0:00) Amadeo Giannini (23:31) Preston Thorpe (30:45) Stefan Thomas — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano